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May 17, 2013

With the weather getting warm this week grilling season is definitely coming. My husband still has our charcoal grill in the basement with the promise that he will be fixing it up soon. Since it has sat downstairs for two years I am beginning to think that he is lacking motivation. Of course I could work on it, but my to do list is long enough that adding anything to it just wouldn't happen. Since my outdoor grill is out of commission I utilize my indoor electric grill or my stove top grill pan. Both are great options and I use them frequently. The beginning of summer in my household also means cold salads and sides. I love combining grilled meats and cold salads into one recipe. This week I tried a new recipe for Chicken Salad with Tahini Yogurt Dressing from the June 2013 issue of Food and Wine magazine.

This recipe has 14 ingredients. It takes 40 minutes of total time, 20 minutes of which is active and makes 6 servings. I did make a few changes to the original recipe. First I used 2% Greek yogurt instead of whole fat yogurt. As I talked about in the intro I used my indoor electric grill to make the grilled chicken thighs. I am not a fan of hot chicken salad, especially in the warmer months so I allowed the salad to sit in the fridge for 15 minutes before serving. This allowed the chicken to cool and made for a better flavor. Finally, I served the salad over white rice. It would also work well with flatbread.

Yogurt dressing is always popular in my household. We also are big fans of grilled chicken. However, this recipe only received an okay from my family. The thighs were almost too moist for the rest of the salad. There was a lot of flavor in the recipe, which I liked, but it didn't stand out from other chicken with yogurt sauce recipes. I would suggest increasing the amount of chipotle, adding a small amount of cumin and serving the salad with Naan or pita bread. Making it more like a wrap or sandwich would help the recipe be even better.

This sounds really good. I always have tahini around because I like to make hummus. It's always nice to see more recipes like this; my mother is Middle Eastern and I grew up eating this type of food so I'm happy to know it's becoming popular.

Mmm... this looks delicious! Hello from your new followers from the Weekend Blog Hop Till You Drop! We just LOVE your blog! We love to grill hotdogs and everything else outdoors in our forest. Totally recommending this!

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I grew up in Seattle and then had a quarter life crisis and moved 2500 miles away to the state of West Virginia. I started this blog in part to keep my sanity while raising two young sons in a state far away from home. I share my recipe triumphs (and failures) as I try new magazine, cookbook and on-line recipes. I hope that my readers will find great new recipes to try in their home kitchens!